Congratulations to President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov on Republic Day

Vladimir Putin
congratulated President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov on the Republic Day
national holiday.

September 20, 2015

11:00

In his message of congratulations,
Mr Putin said that “this holiday symbolises the determined spirit and heroism
of the South Ossetian people, who defended the independence they proclaimed a quarter of a century ago and stood up for their lawful right to a free and peaceful life.”

The President assessed highly the active development in the alliance relations that Russia and South Ossetia have established, based on the traditions
of mutual solidarity and good-neighbourliness that have bound the two peoples
for many centuries.

Mr Putin reaffirmed
Russia’s readiness to continue providing South Ossetia with assistance in resolving socioeconomic issues and guaranteeing its national security.